Top Cottage Lake, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
401 Union St, Suite 3300, Seattle, WA 98101
15 S. Grady Way, Suite 230, Renton, WA 98057
1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
1730 Pottery Ave, Suite 210, Port Orchard, WA 98366
2018 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108-1536
1218 Third Ave, Suite 1518, Seattle, WA 98101
4020 Lake Washington Blvd NE, Suite 310, Kirkland, WA 98033
701 5th Avenue, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
3326 160th Avenue SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
401 Union St, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98101
6720 Fort Dent Way, Suite 230, Tukwila, WA 98188
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
119 First Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
569 Division Street, Suite 300, Port Orchard, WA 98366
16300 Mill Creek Blvd, Suite 208, Mill Creek, WA 98012
19524 Ballinger Way NE, Seattle, WA 98155
PO Box 11276, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
2320 130th Avenue Northeast, Suite 250, Building E, Bellevue, WA 98005
1111 3rd Avenue, Suite 2220, Seattle, WA 98101-3213
2400 N.W. 80th Street, Suite 339, Seattle, WA 98117
2000 112th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004-2913
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
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Cottage Lake Drug Possession Information
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Washington state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine